ProtozoaAmoebae

Entamoeba histolytica

Acanthamoeba spp.

Naegleria fowleri

Balamuthia mandrillaris

Intestinal Protozoa

Giardia lamblia (intestinalis, duodenalis)

Cryptosporidium (C. hominis, C. parvum)

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Cystoisospora (Isospora) belli

Balantidium coli

Urogenital Protozoa

Trichomonas vaginalis

Blood & Tissue Protozoa

Plasmodium spp. (falciparum, vivax, ovale, malariae, knowlesi)

Babesia (B. microti, B. divergens)

Trypanosoma brucei (gambiense, rhodesiense)

gambiense

rhodesiense

Early

pentamidine

suramin

CNS

eflornithine ± nifurtimox

melarsoprol

Trypanosoma cruzi

Leishmania spp.

Zoonotic / Opportunistic Protozoa

Toxoplasma gondii

Microsporidia (Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon spp.)

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